ERITREA VS EQU. GUINEA: TOP 10 CAUSES OF DEATH

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	EQU. GUINEA		ERITREA		Deaths
Cause Of Death	Rnk	Deaths	Rnk	Deaths	Summary
HIV/AIDS	1	6,494	25	308	+ 6,187
Influenza and Pneumonia	2	3,224	1	3,277	- 53
Malaria	3	2,358	17	437	+ 1,921
Low Birth Weight	4	1,614	16	531	+ 1,083
Birth Trauma	5	1,557	11	616	+ 941
Stroke	6	1,544	2	2,564	- 1,020
Coronary Heart Disease	7	1,480	4	2,154	- 674
Road Traffic Accidents	8	1,302	5	1,326	- 24
Diarrhoeal diseases	9	1,232	3	2,292	- 1,060
Tuberculosis	10	1,133	14	543	+ 590
Diabetes Mellitus	11	1,057	7	944	+ 112
Congenital Anomalies	12	881	18	432	+ 449
Liver Disease	13	704	6	1,215	- 511
Kidney Disease	14	701	12	578	+ 123
Measles	15	639	63	13	+ 627
Hypertension	16	583	8	926	- 342
Maternal Conditions	17	490	13	544	- 54
Syphilis	18	473	54	35	+ 438
Meningitis	19	449	19	404	+ 44
Lung Disease	20	426	9	662	- 236
Pertussis	21	385	36	90	+ 296
Suicide	22	378	21	382	- 3
Other Injuries	23	371	15	540	- 169
Breast Cancer	24	298	23	311	- 14
Endocrine Disorders	25	258	43	71	+ 187
Asthma	26	230	22	326	- 96
Inflammatory/Heart	27	223	32	123	+ 100
Cervical Cancer	28	198	30	132	+ 66
Alzheimers & Dementia	29	196	24	310	- 114
Drug Use	30	178	53	36	+ 141
Malnutrition	31	170	10	660	- 490
Falls	32	161	26	168	- 7
Violence	33	158	20	384	- 226
Liver Cancer	34	152	45	69	+ 83
Prostate Cancer	35	151	47	54	+ 97
Drownings	36	139	33	118	+ 22
Oral Cancer	37	122	44	71	+ 51
Epilepsy	38	114	38	81	+ 33
Fires	39	107	31	132	- 25
Colon-Rectum Cancers	40	101	35	113	- 12
Lung Cancers	41	94	46	62	+ 33
Tetanus	42	82	52	37	+ 45
Peptic Ulcer Disease	43	77	27	147	- 70
Poisonings	44	74	34	114	- 40
Lymphomas	45	68	28	147	- 78
Parkinson's Disease	46	62	37	85	- 23
Trypanosomiasis	47	58	76	0	+ 58
Skin Cancers	48	57	56	30	+ 27
Stomach Cancer	49	55	48	48	+ 7
Rheumatic Heart Disease	50	50	41	77	- 27
Skin Disease	51	46	50	45	+ 1
Ovary Cancer	52	45	40	79	- 34
Alcohol	53	42	49	45	- 3
Oesophagus Cancer	54	42	39	81	- 39
Pancreas Cancer	55	40	58	20	+ 21
Bladder Cancer	56	30	51	42	- 12
Encephalitis	57	27	62	16	+ 12
Uterin Cancer	58	27	61	18	+ 10
Appendicitis	59	20	55	31	- 12
Schistosomiasis	60	15	42	73	- 58
Leukemia	61	13	29	144	- 131
Rheumatoid Arthritis	62	13	64	12	+ 1
Other Neoplasms	63	11	66	6	+ 5
Diphtheria	64	11	72	0	+ 11
Hepatitis B	65	11	57	28	- 17
Upper Respiratory	66	6	60	18	- 12
Multiple Sclerosis	67	5	67	4	+ 1
Chlamydia	68	2	70	1	+ 1
Hepatitis C	69	1	65	6	- 5
Ascariasis	70	1	68	2	- 1
War	71	1	71	0	+ 0
Otitis Media	72	1	69	2	- 1
Dengue	73	0	73	0	- 0
Hookworm Disease	74	0	74	0	- 0
Trichuriasis	75	0	75	0	- 0
Leprosy	76	0	78	0	- 0
Chagas disease	77	0	77	0	- 0
Leishmaniasis	78	0	59	19	- 19
Iodine Deficiency	79	0	79	0	- 0
Oral conditions	80	0	86	0	- 0
Osteoarthritis	81	0	85	0	- 0
Prostatic Hypertrophy	82	0	84	0	- 0
Depression	83	0	80	0	- 0
Vitamin A Deficiency	84	0	82	0	- 0
Anemia	85	0	81	0	- 0
Schizophrenia	86	0	83	0	- 0
TOTAL DEATHS

Note: Population is Equalized to ERITREA

Equ. Guinea

Eritrea

THE INTELLECTUAL EXERCISE

The point of this intellectual exercise is to measure what would happen if two countries shared the same leading causes of death. To make these comparisons possible we equalized the population and used total deaths for each country's top 10 causes to simulate an "Exchange." Use the chart on the left to sort by the country name and use the summary plus and minus column to measure the differences in total deaths.

Life Expectancy statistics are calculated the same way everywhere in the world, but what we die from can be very different depending upon where we live. Despite these differences, with rare exception, the top 10 causes of death for any given country will represent between 70-80% of their total deaths. This is an intellectual exercise only, not a comparison of which country is healthier or to challenge existing life expectancy rankings. If you prefer to see total deaths for over 80 causes and choose your own countries to compare go here: https://www.globallifeexpectancy.com/world-rankings-total-deaths

ABOUT OUR DATA

All meaningful comparisons between countries should be made using the same data source and year. The most reliable source for International comparisons is the World Health Organization because it is standardized for cross cultural comparisons. It is also reviewed annually, which often makes it more current than individual country data that can take years to compile. The WHO data includes individual country "projections," that are calculated based upon an annual consultation with each country before it is published. There are differences however, such as WHO data separates different forms of heart disease and cancer and combines Alzheimer's with Dementia. In this top 10 comparison WHO data for both countries was used.